Reaction
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition
Example sentence: The tiniest event can tear a hole in the grey curtain of reaction which has marked the horizons of possibility under capitalist realism. From a situation in which nothing can happen, suddenly anything is possible again.
Response
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.An oracular answer.(liturgics) A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.(liturgics) A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.A reply to an objection in formal disputation.An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL
Example sentence: What is now called 'green architecture' is an opportunistic caricature of a much deeper consideration of the issues related to sustainability that architecture has been engaged with for many years. It was one of the first professions that was deeply concerned with these issues and that had an intellectual response to them.